Technical Lead - Post Silicon Validation

Automation Engineer – Network Domain

Location:

Menlo Park, CA

Employment Type:

Contract (24 months)

Positions Available: 2

Experience Level: 5 to 10 years

Duration:
Up to 24-month contract engagement with potential for extension

About the Team:
The Data Center Network Engineering Product Introduction team is responsible for testing and validating new data center network products prior to deployment. The team functions as a data center solution test team, ensuring that every new data center product is rigorously tested end-to-end before production rollout. The team leverages their custom test framework for automation.

We are seeking two skilled Automation Engineers with a strong networking background to join our customers' Data Center Network Engineering Product Introduction team. These roles are critical to bridging the gap between test design and test automation. You will work closely with full-time engineering leads who design test plans for new data center products, and your primary responsibility will be to automate those tests and execute validation in a data center networking environment.

• Test Automation:
  Develop, implement, and maintain automated test scripts and frameworks for data center network product validation
• Network Testing:
  Execute network tests including traffic generation between servers, packet drop analysis, and switch validation in data center environments
• Manual Testing:
  Perform manual testing as needed for platforms where automation is being developed or where coverage gaps exist
• Framework Development:
  Contribute to and leverage the automation framework for test automation
• Collaboration:
  
  Work closely with full-time engineering leads to translate test designs and manual test plans into robust automated test suites
• Lab Environment:
  Support test execution in lab environments for new data center product introductions (NPI)
• Continuous Improvement:
  Identify opportunities to improve test coverage, automation efficiency, and reporting

• 5 to 10 years of professional experience in test automation or software engineering
• Strong proficiency in Python or similar scripting/programming languages used for test automation
• Solid understanding of networking fundamentals including:
  Data center network architectures, switches and routing protocols, network traffic analysis and packet-level troubleshooting, TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, or similar networking protocols
• Experience with test automation frameworks and CI/CD pipelines
• Ability to write, maintain, and debug automated test scripts
• Familiarity with Linux/Unix environments

• Experience with data center network testing or network product validation
• Experience with network traffic generation tools (e.g., Ixia, Spirent, or similar)
• Knowledge of data center switch platforms and configurations
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Networking, or a related field
• Experience working in large-scale data center environments
• Prior experience as a contractor or in a fast-paced product introduction environment

Rapidly ramping up on the team's networking stack and automation framework

Delivering automated test coverage for new data center product introductions

Reducing the team's automation backlog and enabling faster NPI cycles

Proactively leveraging AI tools to accelerate development and testing workflows

Building deeper understanding of the networking stack over time to contribute to test design

This position is with HCL Technologies supporting our customers Data Center Networking Product team in Menlo Park, CA.

• 5 to 10 years of professional experience in test automation or software engineering
• Strong proficiency in Python or similar scripting/programming languages used for test automation
• Solid understanding of networking fundamentals including:
  Data center network architectures, switches and routing protocols, network traffic analysis and packet-level troubleshooting, TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, or similar networking protocols
• Experience with test automation frameworks and CI/CD pipelines
• Ability to write, maintain, and debug automated test scripts
• Familiarity with Linux/Unix environments

• Experience with data center network testing or network product validation
• Experience with network traffic generation tools (e.g., Ixia, Spirent, or similar)
• Knowledge of data center switch platforms and configurations
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Networking, or a related field
• Experience working in large-scale data center environment

A candidate's pay within the range will depend on their skills, experience, education, and other factors permitted by law. This role may also be eligible for performance-based bonuses subject to company policies. In addition, this role is eligible for the following benefits subject to company policies: medical, dental, vision, pharmacy, life, accidental death &…